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This is a photo of three men in warm winter clothing, posed beside a car. (Left to right): Mr. Siemens, G. G. Hiebert from California in long, hooded fur coat, Peter H. Unruh from Kansas in fur-collared coat.

This is a photo of a man, probably H. C. Yoder, wearing glasses, dressed in white shirt and tie, seated at a smaller desk in a room with a map and posters on the walls.

This is a photo of U. S. Mennonite Relief workers in Russia. They are posing on a yard with shrubbery in the background. The men are dressed in suit and tie. (Left to right): Mrs. Barbara Hofer with her husband, David Hofer, Arthur W. Slagel, H. C. Yoder and Peter H. Unruh.

This is a photo of two men sitting and two standing in front of a brick building, believed to be in Russia. Standing (left to right): C. E. Krehbiel, Arthur Slagel; seated (left to right): Alvin J. Miller, P. C. Hiebert.

This is a photo of a sign written in Russian "For the unity of all peace-loving people."

This is a photo of a woman's choir in a church in Uzun-Agatch.

This photo shows a group known as 45th Artillery Regiment under the command of a Penner as part of the Russian (Soviet Union or USSR) armed forces. There are 35 Mennonites on the photo, who all have various positions within the regiment. Included are the following: Dietrich Hiebert, Franz Buhr and David Janzen (in the front); Gerhard Penner, Johann Fast and Jacob Friesen (in the back).

Janzens 1513. L-r: Peter, Katharina with Gerhard, Abraham, Anni, Frieda, Jakob.

This photo shows a railway track heading through a gate at the Latvian border. [HR 261]

This is a photo of a home of a Mennonite family. The exiles at first lived under conditions that mock description. In the course of time, things improved. Our hard working folks, acquired their own homes. They were not like the ones they were born in, but they were not too bad. [HR 269]

This is a photo of a Mennonite residence. One can notice a certain similarity with the traditional Mennonite courtyard. [HR 272]

This is a photo of a Mennonite wedding in the Soviet Union, now that the economic situation has improved. [HR 266]

From the south of Russia our people were forcefully moved to the north or the east of the large country and scattered among strangers. Here we see the tent dwelling of Kalmiks and the family of the owner of the tent in front of it. But the Kalmiks too were forced to give up their traditional ways and accept a new way of life. HR 268

This is a photo of Mrs. Margareta Sawatsky, (centre), formerly of Felsenbach, and her family, all living in Russia. The photo, as far as appearance is concerned, could just as well have been taken here in Canada. [HR 274]